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Re: Pacers/Bulls postgame thread.

Nice for Lance to get that "hot" feeling in the Pros for the first time. To bad the Pacers couldn't get the win for him.

I think the trainers need to make sure he's getting enough water or something. He seems to cramp up a lot.

I hope PG's shot and Hans' shot is around for the playoffs.

Does Rose think it's a rule that he has to foul AJ on a jump shot? He actually fouled him on one of the three point shots too. (Psst..he shoots about 10 percent this year, you don't have to stand that close.) It's getting to the point where it's weird.

I love the way West is playing. He's passing better than he has all season. Him and Hill play well together.

Speaking of Hill. I feel like he plays extremely well (Like, instant ridiculous chemistry) with everyone but DC. I hadn't watched too much of Hill before he came to Indiana, and now he's at the Frank/PG/AJ <3 level. I just love the way he plays. I think he's Bird's best acquisition this season.

Big Roy's got to get more touches than that if we play Chicago.

I liked that Amundson was trying the play that Pendegraph scored a lot on last game. I think they need to switch that to Tyler though, as Tyler's more likely to make a jump shot.

Re: Pacers/Bulls postgame thread.

Lance's maturity and patience has paid off for 1 night. Man, I just hope he continues to work on his shot and game, comes back next year and plays more like he did tonight. He'll def take the team to another level if he does.

Lance! Lance! Lance!!

First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.

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Re: Pacers/Bulls postgame thread.

The decision to start Lance seems quite shrewd. Boost his confidence against our supposed rivals and give him free reign to shoot and score. Now, he feels like he has something to practice and work for. Instead of him just being a prospect for another year, there is some confidence on both sides that he can make meaningful contributions next year. All accomplished in a game that has no effect on our playoff standings. A tip of the hat to Vogel/Bird.

Re: Pacers/Bulls postgame thread.

D-Rose was CLEARLY terrified by the evil clown that kept magically appearing in Area 55 whenever he checked into the game.

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Re: Pacers/Bulls postgame thread.

Was walking back into the room and someone on NBA TV (wasn't in my line of sight, couldn't tell which commentator it was) said the Bulls beat the Pacers, with both teams being at full strength.

Huh?

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Re: Pacers/Bulls postgame thread.

It's not their fault we're never shown. They prolly think it's normal for Lance Stephenson to start and play 34 minutes while Granger sits out and D-West rides the pine over half the game.

Perhaps this is a joke. If not, they are professional basketball commentators. I expect them to pay some small amount of attention. I bet every single commentator knows that Danny Granger plays for the Pacers and starts. That, plus a glance at a box score should be all that was needed to disabuse them of the notion that this was a regular game.

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Re: Pacers/Bulls postgame thread.

Tonight we saw what I hope is the future. I think once Lance and PG are in their primes, they are going to be unstoppable. You have to love the hard work and progression on their parts. Stay focused on being the best players you can, and work hard and I truly believe we could win a championship one day. Is the day Granger comes off the bench not too far ahead? He would definitely be the most brutal 6th man in the league for other teams to deal with. I'm obviously talking at least a couple of years from now, but I can see this working out extremely well one day. And this isn't a knock on Granger, George and Stephenson just have that much raw talent and they are basically still college age.

But I only say that because I guess I'm still alone in the thinking that Stephenson could be our answer for the point guard spot in the future.

Stephenson
George
Granger
Hansbrough
Hibbert

I still think this would be our best unit. Yea West and Hill are good, but I just think our team would be better if both came off the bench. Chicago showed us tonight we don't have the best bench in the NBA, even though we are good. A bench of

Hill
Jones
Barbosa
West
Amundson

would make our bench match up a lot better with a team like Chicago, or any team. No one on the bench can get a clean post look so West would instantly solve that problem. You only need one legit post player like Hibbert as the Bulls proved tonight. Both Gibson and Boozer hit the mid range shot better than Tyler can this year, and that wasn't true last year. Tyler was automatic out there last year in the playoffs, and they weren't. West has been struggling out there all year and tonight proved it won't be easy for him to get that shot cleanly in the playoffs. Tyler gets his shot from out there clean, he just has been missing it. Maybe Amundson or West can't spread the defense at center like Hibbert can?

I still think Tyler plays a lot better next to Hibbert than he does without him. As good as Lou is, he is no Hibbert. A lot of Tyler's struggles are due to the fact he doesn't play next to a legit center.Tonight his shot didn't fall but he played the Bulls. Obviously Boozer and Gibson are pretty damn good I just am so biased because I dislike the Bulls more than any team at this point.

We still have a chance to steal the title this year and that would be amazing because that could catapult us to instant contenders for years to come. I really believe if we are completely healthy, we can take the Bulls. We need a miracle, but this team is good enough to steal one!

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Re: Pacers/Bulls postgame thread.

Just got back from the game and related drinking (though not enough to not post). Man, that crowd was brutal. Probably 60-40 Bulls to Pacers fans, and that's being generous. Was impressed with volume of Pacers fans there, though, did manage to drown out the "MVP" chants raining down for D Rose (huh?). Still, pretty sad sight, though I guess made more understandable by fact Pacers were resting D Granger and had nothing to play for, Bulls were showcasing D Rose and this was the only game where the local bandwagon Bulls fans could come out to see him play.]